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Construction has shown more robust job growth in Metro Orlando during the past year than any other area of employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of the region's hardest-hit industries during the housing crash and the Great Recession grew at triple the rate of job growth as the overall Orlando economy from December 2013 through December 2014, the bureau's statistics show. In December, construction filled more than 60,100 jobs in the area, up 12.3 percent from a year earlier. Not counting agriculture, overall employment for Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties was up just 4.3 percent during that same time. Orlando construction worker David Rager was...

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Construction has shown more robust job growth in Metro Orlando during the past year than any other area of employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.One of the region's hardest-hit industries during the housing crash and the Great...

Hiring for Deloitte and Verizon in the Heathrow area has tightened Orlando's job market for accounting and information-technology professionals.
Deloitte's big hiring spree in Orlando has almost hit 500, or about halfway toward its original goal for...

A three-day job fair has been scheduled by Merlin Entertainments for three upcoming attractions on International Drive: Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds wax museum and the Sea Life aquarium.
The event will be March 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. ...

Florida's economy has made a dramatic recovery thanks to the hard work of our families, private sector and responsible planning by our state government. Our private sector is creating jobs at a rate well above the national average and our unemployment...

Walgreens announced Monday it will cut 252 jobs in Orlando, about one quarter of the current workforce at its pharmacy fulfillment center for Florida. The cuts come as several other pharmacy centers have added local jobs.
A spokesman for the company said...

Orange County’s jobless rate fell below five percent for the first time since the Great Recession to 4.9 percent, according to state data released Friday. That is down from 5.3 percent in November.
A rate of five percent or below is considered normal...

The state’s unemployment rate dipped once again in November, hitting a number it hasn’t seen in more than six years.
State officials said Friday that Florida’s unemployment rate improved to 5.8 percent, matching the rate of unemployment in May 2008.
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LEESBURG — Out of work or underemployed carpenters, surveyors and others in the construction-related fields, take heart.Job growth in the industry is gaining momentum and an upcoming Leesburg hiring event is seeking skilled workers in the trade. It's...

Standing on her backyard dock with her neighbors, Mary Lightbody pointed to a wooded spot across Lake Ann where plans call for a new senior living facility to be built.
"That's exactly where it will go," said Lightbody, whose home sits on the...

New York City is often believed to be the most expensive city in the U.S., but a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics says otherwise.
The report compares the average annual expenditures on housing and related items, like utilities,...

Amazing things can occur when a small group of people come together and put actions to their words. In 1994, six human-resources professionals came together at the request of the Christian HELP Foundation, a local nonprofit serving job seekers, to find...

By announcing his Westgate Resorts will start paying many workers at least $10 an hour, David Siegel is following other employers moving to that standard amid a tightening job market and national debate over the minimum wage.Starting Jan. 1, Westgate will...

Beth Caffera has made a living by taking people into "the cloud." The Orlando telecom expert and chief executive officer of Cloud 3C LLC sets up phone- and Internet-based services for clients big and small.
She started Cloud 3C mostly because...

Seminole County has launched an audit of mortgage-technology company Digital Risk LLC to track whether it is complying with an incentive deal that has already paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to the company, county officials said this week.
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The Orlando area jumped up 23 places on Forbes.com's list of the best cities for jobs.
The website released its annual report this week, and the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area ranks No. 8 for the best big cities for jobs.
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Northrop Grumman Corp. revealed Thursday its second major Space Coast expansion in as many years, a move that could potentially create 1,800 high-paying jobs and provide a $500 million lift for an area still hard-hit from the end of the space-shuttle...

SeaWorld Orlando is looking to hire about 300 seasonal workers for the summer season and it holding a jobs hiring event on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The jobs are often filled by students, but there’s a minimum age of 18. Positions include...

Hiring fairs are about making a good impression and demonstrating one's ability to do the job.
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Florida's economy has been dominating debate in the governor's race this summer between Republican Gov. Rick...